WBAI-NYC Upcoming Program

WBAI-FM Upcoming Program

Out-FM

Tue, Apr 15, 2025 8:00 PM

QUEER NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS ON THE WEST BANK UNDER OC

Queer North American Reports on the West Bank Under Occupation; and Interview with Director of "The Wedding Banquet"

Tune to Out-FM Tu. at 8pm ET on WWBAI 99.5 FM New York for 2 segments: Queer North American Reports on the West Bank #Palestine Under Occupation; and Interview with @AndrewAhnFilms the director of #TheWeddingBanquet #lgbtqia

On April 14, DropSite News reported that in the occupied West Bank, Israeli restrictions on movement for Palestinians, denial of access to resources, and settlement expansion have all ramped up over the past 18 months. The International Solidarity Movement or ISM, which had been active in Palestine from the beginning of the Second Intifada in 2001 until the COVID shutdown in 2020, put out a call last year for volunteers. We’ll joined by Kate Raphael is a novelist, journalist, anarchafeminist and queer activist based in Seattle. She answered that call from the ISM, and helped to mobilize u.s. response to the call for Solidarity volunteers. She spent six weeks in the West Bank from November & December of 2024.

Interview with Director of "The Wedding Banquet"
"The Wedding Banquet" premieres on April 17 & director Andrew Ahn talks with Pauline Park about this breakthrough queer API-centered film. It's a remake of the 1993 version, for modern times as interpreted by Andrew Ahn.